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Years of Education
At the bottom of the swimming pool
The standards didn’t matter
Common Core for all
The same for all
Except when we differentiate
Because we know
The same for all
Isn’t justice
At the bottom of the swimming pool
The standards didn’t matter
Especially to his parents
Watching from the edge
Red flashes reflecting off the ray-bans
Wondering
Had he been a truly happy individual?
Whose dreams had he followed?
Thirteen years down the drain
Battles fought won and lost
An individual learning the same as everyone else
That life is too short because
At the bottom of the swimming pool
The standards didn’t matter
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Folking your pocus.
St. Paul Hmong two-way immersion programs
The folks at the Twin Cities Daily Planet had a nice article about St. Paul Hmong two-way immersion programs. The title made it seem like there were problems but the article was well written. And we all know, if we’ve read the research, that immersion works!
Scholarships for Minority Students
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AARP Foundation Women‘s Scholarship Program For women 40+ seeking new job skills, training and educational opportunities to support themselves.
Academic Competitiveness Grant For first-year and second-year college students who graduated from high school.
Actuarial Diversity Scholarship For minority students pursuing a degree that may lead to a career in the actuarial profession.
Akash Kuruvilla Memorial Scholarship Fund For students who demonstrate excellence in leadership, diversity, integrity and academia.
American Copy Editors Society Scholarship Available to junior, senior and graduate students who will take full-time copy editing jobs or internships.
AORN Foundation Scholarship For students studying to be nurses and perioperative nurses pursuing undergrad and grad degrees.
Automotive Hall of Fame Scholarship For students who indicate a sincere interest in an automotive related career.
AWG Minority Scholarship For Women Encourages young minority women to pursue an education and later a career in the geosciences.
AXA Achievements Scholarship Provides more than $600K in annual scholarships to 52 students; one from each state.
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Beacon Partners Healthcare IT Scholarships Awarded to a student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in the IT Healthcare field.
Best Buy Scholarship For students in grades 9-12 who plan to enter a full-time undergraduate program upon high school graduation.
Burger King Scholars Program For high school seniors who have part-time jobs and excel academically in school.
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CIA Undergraduate Scholarship Program Developed to assist minority and disabled students, but open to all who meet the requirements.
Coca-Cola Scholars Program Four-year achievement-based scholarships given to 250 high school seniors each year.
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Davidson Fellows Scholarship Recognizes and awards the extraordinary who excel in math, science, and technology.
Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund Need-based scholarships for college students are part of the progressive movement in their community.
Dell Scholars Program For students who demonstrate a desire and ability to overcome barriers and achieve their goals.
Development Fund For Black Students in Science and Technology For students studying science or technology at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Discovery Scholarship Annual scholarship for high school juniors to support continued education and training beyond high school.
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EMPOWER Scholarship Award Designed to increase diversity in the medical rehabilitation field by awarding students of color.
ESA Foundation Computer and Video Game Scholarship Program For minority and female students majoring in a field related to computer and video game arts.
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Fulbright Scholar Program Sends faculty and professionals abroad each year to lecture and conduct research.
Future Engineers Scholarship Program For students pursuing a career in engineering who shows outstanding academic performance.
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Gates Millenium Scholarship Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; established to help low income minority students.
Go On Girl Book Club Scholarship Supports authors of the Black African Diaspora who want to write their way to college money.
Google Anita Borg Scholarship For women who excel in computing and technology, and are active role models and leaders.
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Hallie Q. Brown Scholarship For African American women who have a minimum C average, and can demonstrate financial need.
HBCU Study Abroad Scholarship Provides travel opportunities for students of color who are traditionally under-represented in such programs
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Provides fellowships to students who excel in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Javits-Frasier Teacher Scholarship Fund To increase diverse students� access to talent development opportunities through teacher training.
Jeannette Rankin Women�s Scholarship Fund For low-income women who have a vision of how their education will benefit themselves and their community.
Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship For cosmetology and barber school students who can demonstrate a financial need.
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KFC Colonel�s Scholars Program For college-bound students who can demonstrate financial need, and have a GPA of at least 2.75.
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Lincoln Forum Scholarship Essay Contest A writing contest pertaining to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era.
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McKesson Pharmacy Scholarship Designed to assist pharmacy students who plan to continue their education. |
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National Achievement Scholarship Established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding African American high school students. National Black Police Association Scholarships For students pursuing careers in law enforcement, criminal justice, and other related areas.
National Institute of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship For students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are pursuing science and health-related research.
National SMART Grant Available to full-time students who are majoring in science, math, technology, engineering, and more.
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PMI Educational Foundation Scholarships Established for students in the field of project management or a project management related field. |
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Ron Brown Scholar Program Seeks to identify African American high school seniors who will make significant contributions to society. Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship Seeks to recognize outstanding young people who are promoting American values on college campuses.
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Siemen Competition Competition for individual or team research projects in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. |
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Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarships For first-generation students majoring in business, finance, science, engineering, and more. Tri-Delta Scholarships For students who excel in chapter and campus involvement, community service, academics, and more.
Tylenol Scholarship For students pursuing a career in health care who can demonstrate leadership and academic qualities.
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United Negro College Fund Scholarships Administers 400 different scholarship programs so low-income families can afford college, tuition, and books. U.S. Bank Internet Scholarship For high school seniors planning to enroll or college freshmen, sophomores, and juniors already enrolled.
USDA/1890 National Scholars Program For students seeking a Bachelors degree in agriculture, food, or natural resource sciences and related majors.
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Vanguard Minority Scholarship Program Provides merit-based scholarships to minority students studying business, finance, economics, and more. |
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William B. Ruggles Right To Work Journalism Scholarship Available to undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in journalism or a related field. Writer’s Digest Annual Short Story Competition Contest for writers who can compose the best fictional short story, written in 1,500 words or less.
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Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship For academic high-achievers in science, engineering, and information tech. |
Students’ Year With Chinese Immersion Program « CBS Minnesota
Students’ Year With Chinese Immersion Program « CBS Minnesota.
Congratulations to the students, staff and families at Benjamin E. Mays for their hard work and dedication to Mandarin Immersion. The research is conclusive- Dual Language Education is Outstandingly Effective!
More Advantages of Being Bilingual: The Sharper Minds of Bilinguals
Study: The Sharper Minds of Bilinguals – Learning the Language – Education Week.
There are more and more studies about the advantages of being bilingual. Above you will find a link to yet another study. Most bilingual folks I know are not surprised, nor are the teachers in dual language programs- like the amazing teachers in the St. Paul Public Schools Dual Language Programs.
Now I would like to see more and more studies about the best types of programs for creating bilingual students. One- way programs? Two-way programs? How many minutes per day in each language? in each subject? How does homework play into the mix? What is the best use of technology in dual language programs?
Perhaps we will never find the perfect ‘program’ but we can continue to empower teachers to create an environment that will lower the affective filter, scaffold instruction, teach language through content and motivate students to read, learn, question and create.
Posted on LA Times
The LA Times had a story about the great success of one district that gave teachers freedom to plan- no pre-planned lessons, no pacing guides just high standards and teacher creativity.
I loved to read about it. So I posted a comment on its site:
S. T. Flemingat 9:55 AM April 25, 2012Collier and Thomas (2004) write of the “Astounding Effectiveness of Dual Language Education for All” and it is true. I also believe that when teachers are given the freedom to create they invest themselves in the teaching and the learning. Keep up the great work!!
Writing Group
Greetings to my writing group- Michelle, Patty, Diane and Tom. Feel free to start your own WordPress blog and send me the link.
As always, happy writing!
And don’t forget to publish!
The Bubble Poem
New from Burma
“I never rest
I practice much
my bubble test.
“I know lots
I’m not in trouble
My teacher taught me
how to bubble
“My mama works
a shift, a double,
So I don’t have to
I learn to bubble
“To study stars
some use the Hubble
I don’t study
I learn to bubble
“Dad’s out of work
He’s grown some stubble
That won’t be me
‘cuz I can bubble”
The Phoenix rises
from the rubble
The childrens rises
from the bubble
Double double
toil and trouble
cauldron burn
and children bubble
(For an end to too much testing!)
